Pueb Fiction, Diego Romero; Black Rock Editions, LLC

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Diego Romero, artist
Cultural affiliations: Kotyit (Cochiti)
born 1964, active circa 1986–present
Black Rock Editions, LLC, printer and publisher
founded 2019
Pueb Fiction, 2020
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: color lithograph
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 495 x 421 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19 1/2 x 16 9/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 596 x 521 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 23 7/16 x 20 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2020.0047
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Native Fashion
Artist Diego Romero uses “pop-pueb-appropriation” and “pueblofication” to describe his practice of Indigenizing pop culture references. Here he modifies the iconic image of Uma Thurman’s character Mia Wallace from the film Pulp Fiction (1994) to depict her wearing traditional Cochiti July 14 Feast Day regalia and reading a book titled Cochiti. Although displaying actual ceremonial headpieces in museums can be controversial, Native advisors on this exhibition deemed this contemporary representation appropriate. Pueb Fiction exemplifies how Native imagery can be used respectfully when created by a Native artist from that community.

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